Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson talks about how his character Copperhead differs from the version fans know from the comics while chatting with THR at the 'Captain America: Brave New World' premiere. Plus, he explains what it was like to see Anthony Mackie come into the role of Captain America.
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00:00Don't you look dapper?
00:01Thank you, yeah.
00:02I feel nice.
00:03It's wool.
00:04Oh, good.
00:05Well, it's kind of cold out, I've got to say.
00:06Well, I thought wool...
00:07Well, for us.
00:08Well, yeah.
00:09I mean, I'm from Iceland, and it's supposedly winter for you guys here, but this, a day
00:15like today, is like peak summer for us.
00:18Right, right.
00:19So, this is great.
00:20I was down at the Santa Monica Pier.
00:24There was almost no one there, and me and my wife were down there in the sun in our
00:27t-shirts, and yeah, it was great.
00:30You know, when I first moved out here, I saw someone in shorts and a tank, and I was like...
00:34No, I saw somebody all bundled up, and I was like, what the hell are they doing?
00:37Then a few years later, here I am, I'm like, you know, it happens fast.
00:42Okay, Copperhead.
00:43Yes, yeah.
00:44Congratulations on this role.
00:46We got this clip, I think it was released today, yesterday, something, I can't keep
00:50track of my dates.
00:51Right, a little fighting.
00:52Of you guys fighting.
00:53Yeah, a little arguing between the captain and Copperhead.
00:56Yeah.
00:58Tell me about your dynamic, and how does this character differ from the version we know
01:01in the comics?
01:02Well, in the comics, he's like a half a snake, so in that way, he's sort of different.
01:09He's a human, but I mean, there is similarities with sort of, I mean, he's not a nice guy,
01:17is he?
01:18You know, maybe he's just misunderstood, but he has his differences with the captain, and
01:25they hash it out.
01:26They hash it out, and we'll see how it goes.
01:30Is there, I mean, working with Anthony Mackie, we saw him in Falcon and Winter Soldier, really
01:34starting to take on the mantle hesitantly, and now it's been, I think, a few years have
01:39passed, so what was it like seeing him fully as Captain America going into this?
01:43That was a treat, because I've been watching these Marvel movies since they came out, and
01:47I remember seeing Mackie, what was it, like 10 years ago, when he started out as the Falcon,
01:51and I always liked his performances, and so it's kind of a weird moment when you're
01:55standing opposite him doing some dialogue, and I mean, he just, he fits the suit, and
02:01he's, I think he's really, he's the captain, he is the captain, he's the Captain America
02:05right now.
02:06Yeah, well, there's a lot of talk of, like, who is going to lead the Avengers next.
02:09Yeah.
02:10I mean, I think he's the obvious choice.
02:12Right?
02:13Yeah.
02:14Yeah.
02:15And then Harrison Ford as well, who, I feel like there's so many expectations about what
02:19Harrison Ford is like, and then I think people talk to him, and he's funny, and like, what
02:23was your kind of expectation going in, and did he surprise you?
02:27Well, the man is a legend, isn't he?
02:29But I mean, he's a great, nice man, and he's actually just, like, human, which is surprising
02:39when you're Indiana Jones and Han Solo and Red Hulk, but then he's just a really nice
02:45guy.
02:46Really nice guy.
02:47Red Hulk by Valentine.
02:48Yeah.
02:50I'm calling it now.
02:51Calling it.
02:52Since you have, you said you're a big fan of the FCU, this movie is also calling back
02:54and bringing back characters from The Incredible Hulk in 2008, which is such a full circle
02:59thing, so.
03:00Yeah, it's, I mean, this is an old school Marvel film, I feel, it's, I mean, it's grounded,
03:06it's an action thriller, and I mean, I can't wait to see the finished product.
03:11I was there on set, but I haven't seen the movie, but I'm excited.
03:14Well, enjoy tonight.
03:16Thank you so much.
03:17Thank you very much.